Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     RochdaleRochdale
Simon VerlaatSimon Verlaat Amanda Warner Amanda Warner
Valerio LottiV. Lotti73
G
1captain
G
81Juan Ignacio LorenzoJ. Lorenzo
Giuseppe ComandiniG. Comandini65
D
2
D
71Cesare MilaneseC. Milanese
Yves-A. ZugnaY. Zugna71
D
captain3
D
67Garry FergusonG. Ferguson
Andy DickovA. Dickov68
D
4
D
68Jose DiezJ. Diez
Fausto MutarelliF. Mutarelli71
D
5
D
68Sean ApolloniS. Apolloni
Warren NevilleW. Neville64
M
6
M
66Adriano BelliniA. Bellini
Stefan GelsiS. Gelsi68
M
7
M
72Francis MontagueF. Montague
Danilo CarvalhoD. Carvalho69
M
8
M
69Fabio HubnerF. Hubner
Daniel FerrerD. Ferrer66
A
9
A
73Jean-Luc BiancalaniJ. Biancalani
Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro74
A
10
A
68Leonardo SusicL. Susic
Nicol˜ BattistiniN. Battistini70
A
11
A
62Steve CollymoreS. Collymore
 
Anton KirschnerA. Kirschner67
A
12
D
65Nicolas SchönenbornN. Schönenborn
Anton ThielemannA. Thielemann61
A
13
M
63Pierre G. RutzittuP. Rutzittu
Wladimiro MartinoW. Martino76
M
14
A
46Tchiressoua LauretT. Lauret

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 8,494 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Arsenal and Rochdale are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nicky Laycock.


0.00
Rochdale kick off and get the first half underway!
2.53
Giuseppe Comandini makes a simple pass to Stefan Gelsi. Stefan Gelsi sees Nicol˜ Battistini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicol˜ Battistini makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer tries a spectacular strike but it flies just off target!
9.30
Andy Dickov threads a neat ball through to Stefan Gelsi. Stefan Gelsi flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Loureiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Juan Ignacio Lorenzo had no chance!! Goal for Arsenal!
14.38
Warren Neville passes the ball forward to Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
21.35
Francis Montague controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Valerio Lotti.
22.12
It's a corner kick. Adriano Bellini kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Fabio Hubner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
28.20
Cesare Milanese deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabio Hubner. Fabio Hubner sees a break and surges forward. Fabio Hubner plays a quick one-two with Leonardo Susic and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Fabio Hubner provides some space. He shoots at goal. Valerio Lotti gets down and covers it.
34.37
Garry Ferguson clumsily knocks into Daniel Ferrer. The referee warns Garry Ferguson to calm down! Daniel Ferrer stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.34
Francis Montague runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francis Montague knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore heads the ball goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal have changed their lineup with Anton Kirschner replacing Daniel Ferrer. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. The Rochdale players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Arsenal kicking off!
54.23
Warren Neville kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Kirschner. With a superhuman jump, Anton Kirschner connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.20
Giuseppe Comandini sees space and advances. With a delightful solo run, Giuseppe Comandini stretches the opposition's defence. Giuseppe Comandini knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.44
Arsenal have made a substitution with Anton Thielemann replacing Nicol˜ Battistini .
79.18
Cesare Milanese sees Francis Montague in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francis Montague knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.17
Francis Montague flicks a high pass forward to Leonardo Susic who brings the ball under control. Leonardo Susic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.59
Francis Montague runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Francis Montague shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Valerio Lotti manages to gather it.
89.44
Fabio Hubner sees a break and surges forward. Fabio Hubner shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Rochdale
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
26.5%
42.2%
31.3%

Scorers
Nicol˜ Battistini 9
Carlos Loureiro 55
Steve Collymore 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francis Montague of Rochdale

Match Ratings